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|caption = An example of Simlish text in [[The Sims 3]].
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Simlish was created because [[Will Wright]], creator of ''The Sims'', knew that the game needed dialogue, but thought that using real life languages such as English would cause the dialogue to be repetitive and would be expensive translating the entire dialog Sims may say. Wright did consider experimenting with Navajo, a Native American language, but decided that it would be better to use a "nonsense language" that couldn't be translated, because the meaning could be left to the player's imagination.<ref>[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Simlish Wikipedia: Simlish]</ref>
Some say it may be a mixture of Ukrainian, Navajo, and Tagalog,<ref>[http://gaming.savvy-cafe.com/2008/09/gonna-play-the-sims-you-gotta-speak-simlish/ Gonna Play the Sims? You Gotta Speak Simlish]</ref>
== Non-Simlish phrases ==
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=== The Sims 2 ===
''The Sims 2'' comes with better heard and newer phrases like "e wam". Common phrases are now "daj daj" and "ackabunad." Common greetings include "sule-sule" and "dag dag". When there's a problem, they will say "Shoo Flee" and "anaconda" a lot. When some female Sims walk by another Sim, their greeting will be "Ooh, voodoo!" Sometimes they'll say "Lick a rock!". They reportedly swear sometimes. Much to the amusement of many players, pregnant Sims have been known to shout "[[WooHoo]]!" while giving birth. When female elders play at the poker table in ''[[Nightlife]]'', they will often say "Texas Goushem" which is probably a reference to Texas HoldEm (a type of poker card game). In the ''[[The Sims 2: Pets|Pets]]'' expansion pack, when a Sim is teaching their pet to "Shake", they will say "shurb" repeatedly, as well as when they teach to "Speak", they will say "Sperk". When an object is in their way, females will say " Nib! Frabanage! Haloo! Frinding." or they may say "Oh! Ambloo. Umm...sesaru?" and males will usually say that too except they do not say "haloo". Other male route failure phraises include "Ugh! Dondish! Iguay!" and "Wassey! Woohoo! Ipuepueseh?" With teens, the females might say something like "Crom noopla! Nakasiki!" while males will say "Akapoog! Gillapano! Giborg!" If there is a problem, female teens/young adults might say something like "Gravala! Miinou!" or "Marachalavi!" while males might say "Aboppaitabaa!". The ''Marco Polo'' from ''[[The Sims 2: Seasons|Seasons]]'' was originally named ''Timle Tourneau'', and you can clearly hear Sims exclaiming "Timle" and "Tourneau" instead of "Marco" and "Polo". Tim LeTourneau is, in fact, one of the staff of EA. When Witches and Warlocks in ''[[Apartment Life]]'' use the cauldron, they will say the last names of EA staff members, such as Macarevich, Majekodunmi, and Parmeley.
=== The Sims 3 ===
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